What can be done about criminal offenses that weren't prosecuted judiciously?

Recently I've commented on what I have deemed the "court of public opinion".

I posted these as well:




This is a recent assessment of societal implementation of justice where judicial remedy is unavailable. It's an opinion piece by a college sophomore studying political science. She is intellectual, and demonstrates her prowess as a jornalist here:

The public must hold sex offenders accountable, even if institutions don’t (dbknews.com)

Here is an article more congruent with my assessment about public harassment and humiliation:

The Court of Public Opinion Is About Mob Justice and Reputation as Revenge

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Here are pics of what she's talking about:




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And while team USA is shaming or shunning Hadzic, I feel we are divided on this; not in so far as impressions about his conduct... Sexual assault is reprehensible.

But I don't think I agree with what the August 2021 article (dbknews link above) is prescribing.

Here we can discuss it. Should the public pick up where the legal system leaves off?

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The public deserves peace. Does that come at the detriment of sex crimes victims? Here, I've identified that it's not exactly ethical to take it upon yourself as a member of the public to ostracize, humiliate, expose, or shun perpetrators. Am I saying that they're off the hook?

No.

You deserve personal safety, peace of mind, and freedom from persecution. What I am saying though, is that so does Hadzic, and others. (I sound like their attorney... )

When we reviewed sexual assault in sociology 101, 102, 103, 104, 105... etc., we discussed "victim blaming". Often enough, if there was alcohol involved the defense will mention it. If there is a history of promiscuity, that is likely to come up in a concerted effort to procure leniency or dismissal of judicial intervention.

But the reality of these legal strategies is problematic. The contextual nature of these surrounding factors, while relevant is also psychologically infuriating for the victim.

What is equally (if not more) psychologically infuriating is defamation. In the case of Hadzic, the team has taken it upon themselves to raise awareness about his offenses. This has very lasting rammifications.

I've thought about it, and my conclusion is that it's not appropriate to prosecute Hadzic in "the court of public opinion". The victim is entitled to her safety and justice, and Hadzic should be prosecuted, apologize, and demostrate remorse and reform.

The bottom line is this: What's to stop the public? They effectively defame anyone they choose. Who's next? There are no laws against a massive concerted effort to effect psychological harm on someone like Hadzic. Does saying so detract from the justice of his victim? I don't think it does.

Let's end efforts to pulvarize these guys in the public sphere. Combat public opinion.

 

There I am. And there's my IP address on your cell phone, in our cars on the freeway. You know it's me because you've seen it before. But if I ask about, I'm crazy... I'm paranoid, which just further defames my character/credibility.

Well, where's your IP address showing up?

Is it fair to make assertions about someone's ethical conduct or legal predicaments with playboy on your coffee table and whiskey in your cabinet?

I'm for peace and understanding. I'm also a big proponent of law enforcement and have a big ethical conundrum about the role of the internet in our households - in terms of how we interact, interpret life, and how serious we are about social justice if we're also straying to give pornhub a second and third glance...

I'm trying to sway everyone toward a conclusive decision to immediately alleviate efforts to take punitive action against anyone, and to leave matters of legality in the courthouse.

Let's impose complete amnesty without infringement on rights. Let's never intervene. Let's be careful not to stray far from our moral compass in our internet searching, lest our voice fall silent in the din of falling gavels...

Amnesty.

I understand there's a need for sex offender registries. We're protecting our families. We're protecting our children from a potential repeat offender.

Are we stalking the people on these registries though? There's his mugshot. And then there he is in his red sports car. What should I do?

The law says you cannot harass him. Can you tailgate him? What about be impolite when you come up beside him? Do we shake hands with him? Is he allowed to go to church?

You're welcome to come to your own conclusions, and the law typically doesn't acknowledge tailgating, but I believe society is sick... We're becoming less human and less genuine when we fail to forgive; even Hadzic.